7Power to examine on oath or affirmation

7 Power to examine on oath or affirmation

(1) A Magistrate or an eligible Judge performing functions under the Act may administer an oath or affirmation to any person appearing as a witness before the Magistrate or Judge and may examine the witness on oath or affirmation. (2) A person may, for the purposes of any proceeding in relation to the Act, make an affirmation instead of taking an oath. (3) Subject to any rules of court applicable to a proceeding in relation to the Act, the forms of oaths and affirmations shall be the same, as nearly as practicable, as those used in the Supreme Court of the State or Territory in which the oath or affirmation is administered. (4) An affirmation made by a person pursuant to this regulation has the same effect for all purposes as if the person had taken an oath.